Living Room, Gas Burning Fireplace, Wall Lighting, Bookcase, Bench, End Tables, Limestone Floor, and Corner Fireplace "The roof was in such bad shape that our contractor Meir Manor from MIM Construction suggested it might be cheaper to replace Koenig’s signature metal ceiling rather than try to fix it. That, of course, was out of the question. 

Eventually, Manor and his team found an effective and affordable way to save the original roof by gluing zinc patches on top of the hundreds of holes, filling them up with Bondo, a putty that's normally used as an anti-rust treatment for cars. He then sanded the entire bottom part of the ceiling to smooth it," says Heather.  Photo 9 of 19 in A Sensitively Restored Midcentury House Designed by Pierre Koenig

A Sensitively Restored Midcentury House Designed by Pierre Koenig

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"The roof was in such bad shape that our contractor Meir Manor from MIM Construction suggested it might be cheaper to replace Koenig’s signature metal ceiling rather than try to fix it. That, of course, was out of the question.

Eventually, Manor and his team found an effective and affordable way to save the original roof by gluing zinc patches on top of the hundreds of holes, filling them up with Bondo, a putty that's normally used as an anti-rust treatment for cars. He then sanded the entire bottom part of the ceiling to smooth it," says Heather.